The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-11-12
Rules of Court.
Nzw IBERIA, October 2lst, 1884:

NEW IBERIA October 2lst, 1884.
The Court met pursuant to adjournmsht, ELS
Honor. James T.. Mouton, District Judge, pre-
siding, The minutes OF the previous ihoo'ihs
The following Rules, were ordered spread on the
minutes of this Court 80 o,. IL;
State of Louisiana, parlsh OF lberia' As' 'uui-
cial District Court.
Whereas il appears to this Court, from sug-
cestions rlade by members OF the bar, that lts
June term, as now fixed, for the parish OF iberia
is too near approached to the term OF the Su-
Dreme Court which opens at OpelOusas on the
FIRST Monday of July each year. thus leaying no
intermediate time for the preparation oil cases
II 4 hereby ordered that the terms of this
Twenty First Judicial District Court, be hxed
as follows. to-wit
regular terms of the District Court each year to
be opened and held as follows:
LIST. On the First Monday of January OF each
2nd' On the first Monday of March. One Jury
srd. On the first Monday of May, One Civil
term. ,o, o,o J-
And for the Parish of St. Martin, there shall
be also Four regular terms OF tnS Dlstrict
Court, each year to be opened and held as iol-
list. On the first Monday Of February, One
An Ind. On the first Monday of April, One Civil
srd On the first Monday of September. Ono
Jury term for q. and p. Juries.
Ifh. On the first Monday of November, One
That the said terms will begin respectively on
the dates herein stated, and will be held and
continued, as long as the business before The
Court may, in the discretion OF me SouT, Ie- m
mand but not beyond the day txed Tor the be-
ginning OF another Term as herein stated.
1t is further ordered that these rules establish;
ed by these presents, will take effect from ana
only after the first day of March A. d. 1855 Elgh-
teen hundred and Eighty eight.
Ii is futher ordered that these Present hules
be- according to law, duly entered in the Minutes
of this Court in and for the Parish OF Iberia and
be recorded therein and that the District Clerk
of Court of this parish post the same at the door
of the Court house..
Clerk of the Parish of Iberia forthwith transmit
to the District Court Clerk of st. Martin Parish
duly certified copy hereof, and that the Clerk
of Court of st, Martin Parish sTead the same IN
the Minute Book of the District Court of sand
Parish, and post the same, or copy Thereon, at
the Court house door of said Parish as required
by provisions of Act No of Eighteen hundred
In is further ordered that these presents be in
due time published in each of said two Parishes
in at least, one Newspaper therein published.
Given in open court Mt New Iberia, La, TINS
3lst day of the month of October A. ID. 1sSI,
Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Seven attest oct'
31st 1851. o,,ro>,
Judge Dist. Jud. District.
There being no further business before tho
| court the same was ordered adjourned Sine Die.
l.. A. PELLERIN, by. Clerk.
J.E. MOUTON, Judge.
State Of Louisiana Parish of Iberia;
/, the undersigned Deputy Clerk OF the 2lst
Judicial District Court of the State or Louisiana
| duly sworn and qualified in and for the Parish
of IBERIA do hereby certify that the foregoing II
| a true and correct extract from the minutes or
| said court of the 3lst of October 1883, and that
| same has been duly recorded on said day and IN
| said minutes book on folio 469.
| In testimony whereof have hereunto signed
| my name and affixed thereto the seal of said
| court at New IBERIA Parish of Iberia this First
day of November A. ID. 1SS7) Eighteen huddred
and eighty seven. ,,,,nr
| Dy. Clerk Iberia Parish.
| State of Louisiana Parish of st. Martin
| l the undersigned Deputy Clerk of the. 21st
| Judicial District Court. holding sessions in ano
| for the Parish of st. Martin, do hereby certii!
| that the foregoing order of court has been regn
| larly posted at the Court House door and dub
| subscribed and recorded in the Minute Book oi
| said District Court Of the Parish of ST. Martin
and published as the law requires. In faiti
whereof have hereto signed my name and al
fixed the seal of Office at st. Martinsville, TIM
| 2nd day of Nov. A. ID. 1881.
| WM b. EASTIN. by. Clerk.